Linkage - International - Grant ID: LX0776042

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LX0776042

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Developmental regulation of plant mitochondrial genome structure and copy number. Recombination is a major driving force behind mitochondrial DNA evolution and is responsible for the occurrence of cytoplasmic male sterile plants that are used by plant breeders to obtain high yield hybrids. A better understanding of the mechanisms that underlie mitochondrial and chloroplast genome maintenance and segregation will be a major fundamental scientific advance that will permit an integrated picture of the interactions between the three plant genomes (nuclear, mitochondrial and chloroplastic). It is also a pre-requisite for the future manipulation of the cytoplasmic genomes leading to new ways to develop varieties with modified cytoplasms.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-04-2007

End Date: 31-12-2008

Funding Scheme: Linkage - International

Funding Amount: $59,608.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Meiosis And Recombination | Genome Structure | Genetics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Oilseeds | Biological sciences |

Other Keywords

Biological sciences | Genetics | Genome Structure | Meiosis And Recombination | Oilseeds

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